Municipalities must comply with a controversial transit-oriented housing law in order to receive state grant money for firefighter safety equipment, a change fire chiefs around Massachusetts said they only found out about within the past day.


<div class="paywall-container">
<div class="textbox">
<h4 style="padding: 0 0 20px"> <a href="https://checkout.bostonherald.com/?&amp;g2i_or_o=Internet&amp;g2i_or_p=mg2pw20&amp;g2i_source=MD&amp;g2i_medium=sspw&amp;g2i_campaign=MG2PW20-sspw&amp;returnUrl=https3A2F2Fwww.bostonherald.com2F">Subscribe</a> to continue reading this article.</h4>
<h4> Already subscribed? <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/login?&amp;returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonherald.com%2F2025%2F01%2F16%2Fmassachusetts-firefighter-safety-grants-contingent-on-compliance-with-transit-housing-law%2F">To login in, click here.</a></h4>
</div>
</div>


Originally Published: <time datetime="2025-01-16 15:01:05">January 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM EST</time>

Municipalities must comply with a controversial transit-oriented housing law in order to receive state grant money for firefighter safety equipment, a change fire chiefs around Massachusetts said t…{ai:summary}<p>Massachusetts municipalities are now required to adhere to a contentious transit-oriented housing law to qualify for state grants aimed at firefighter safety equipment. Fire chiefs across the state were reportedly unaware of this requirement until recently. </p><p>#politics</p>

Massachusetts firefighter safety grants contingent on compliance with transit housing law

Subscribe to continue reading this article.

Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

Loading...